Harrow.



No. 802,112. PATENTED OCT. 17, 1905. B. P. PRICE.

HARROW.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 27.190

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HARROW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application filed August 27, 1904. Serial No. 222,875.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. PRICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Van Winkle, in the county of Hinds and State of Mississippi,have invented new and useful Improvements in Harrows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to harrows, and especially to that class of harrowsknown as side or oblique harrows.

The object of my invention is to provide a harrow which is adapted toreplace a plow and to be secured to and beneath the low beam and to beattached thereto by the bolts or other means employed for attaching theplow to the beam.

The further object of my invention is to provide a harrow especiallyadapted for use in cultivating on the side of a row or bed and to removegrass and weeds and leave the earth smooth and in good condition for acultivator, which may follow at any time desired.

I/Vith these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved harrow. Fig.2 is a view of my harrow in plan viewed from the under side. Fig. 3 is aview of my harrow in end elevation.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

In its preferred embodiment my harrow comprises a harrow-bar 1,consisting of a length of channel-iron. WVithin the edges of theupturned flanges of the bar 1. are formed seats 2, within which aredisposed harrowteeth 3. The teeth 3 are provided with with points 41upon one end thereof, the opposite ends thereof being spoon-shaped, asat 5. Staple-shaped members 6 embrace the teeth 3 intermediate of theupturned flanges of the bar 1, through which the ends are passed andnuts 7 placed thereon, adapted to secure the teeth 3 within the seats 2.

To the rearward side of the bar 1 is secured a plate 8, adapted tooccupy approximately a horizontal position and provided with a slot 9transverse thereof. Braces 10 and 11 are likewise secured to therearward side of the bar 1 near the ends thereof and converge and aresocured to the plate 8 at the point 12. The harrow thus assembled isdesigned to be at tached to a plow-beam 13 by the bolts 141 and 15,which are provided for securing the plow to the beam. The bolt 14 passesthrough the slot 9, and the bolt 15, serving as a fulcrum, the harrowmay be adjusted at a predetermined angle to the plow-beam and secured atsuch angle by the bolt 14. The plow-beam 13 is provided at its rearwardend with the usual handle 16 and at its forward end with a clevis 17 orother means for attaching the motive power.

The operation of my improved harrow is as follows: WVith the beam 1secured to and disposed obliquely of the beam 13 the relative anglethereof may be adjusted by loosening the nut on bolt 14 and moving thebrace 8 to the right or left, and when the desired angle is obtained theharrow may be retained thereat by tightening the bolt 14.

l/Vhile I have shown and described my improved harrow in connection witha plowbeam, it is to be understood that I make no claim of invention inthe beam, claiming such beam only in' combination with the harrow, andthat my said harrow may be made and provided with the beam, as shown, orseparate from the beam and adapted for attachment to any plow-beamcommonly in use by the removal of the plow from such beam.

It is obvious that minor changes in the form and construction of myimproved harrow may be made without departing from the spirit of myinvention or the scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as novel, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a harrow adapted to be secured to a plow-beam, a bar rigidlysecured to a rearwardlyextending plate disposed obliquely thereto andbraces secured adjacent the ends of the bar and converging at andsecured to the rear end of the plate, the said plate being provided withmeans for securing to a plowbeam and with means to vary the angularityof the bar relative to the beam.

2. In a harrow adapted to be secured to a passed through the opening andslot and pro plow-beam, a bar rigidly secured-to a rearportioned to passthrough the beam; 10 Wardly extending plate disposed obliquely Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature thereto and in a substantiallyhorizontal inpresenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

5 plane, the said plate being provided With an BENJAMIN F. PRICE.

opening arranged for pivoting to a plow- Witnesses: beam and with a slotarranged to vary the A. P. LUsK,

angularity of the bar to the beam and bolts R. H. BELL.

